Death case cops go onlineto solve murder

Police are using the internet to conduct a murder inquiry.

They have sent emails to all the online contacts of Peter Chapman, 32, who is accused of killing Ashleigh Hall, 17. Detectives hope the contacts have information about the death of the childcare student.

Ashleigh, from Darlington, Co Durham, died in October after she had arranged to meet a man on the internet. Both she and Chapman were active members of Facebook.

Chapman will appear before Teesside crown court next month charged with kidnap and manslaughter.